Shipboard cables are designed to meet the demanding requirements of naval vessels, military marine platforms, and shipyard modernization programs. WireMasters supports shipbuilders, naval contractors, OEMs, and maintenance organizations with shipboard cable solutions for power distribution, control systems, instrumentation, communications, networking, and electronic applications.
As a stocking distributor and sourcing partner, WireMasters helps customers identify and source shipboard cable from qualified manufacturers, including Marmon Aerospace & Defense. Whether you're working from a military part number (MIL PIN), Navy cable designation, NSN, shipyard drawing, or legacy cable reference, our team can help identify the correct cable for your application.
Two of the most commonly specified Navy shipboard cable families are MIL-DTL-24640 and MIL-DTL-24643.
MIL-DTL-24640 Lightweight Shipboard Cable – Lightweight, low-smoke cable designed to reduce vessel weight while maintaining the performance and reliability required for demanding naval environments. Common cable families include DXW, DXOW, TXW, FXW, and TTXW.
MIL-DTL-24643 Low Smoke Shipboard Cable – Low-smoke, halogen-free cable used throughout modern Navy vessels for power, control, instrumentation, communications, and networking applications. Common cable families include LSDSGU, LSTSGU, LS2SWU, LS3SWU, and LSC5FS.
WireMasters supports a wide range of shipboard cable constructions, including power cable, control cable, instrumentation cable, shielded cable, communications cable, Ethernet cable, and specialty naval cable solutions. Our team can assist with cable identification, cross-reference support, BOM reviews, inventory planning, and sourcing for both new construction and fleet sustainment programs.
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